Government Test 3.1-4.1-3

Question 0

Checks and balances

Answer 0

Each branch is subject to a number of Constitutional checks by other branches. Ex. veto

Question 1

What are the 6 basic principles?

Answer 1

1. Checks and balances
2. Limited government
3. Federalism
4. Separation of power
5. Popular sovereignty
6. Judicial review

Question 2

Limited government

Answer 2

Government is restricted in what it can do, and each person has rights the government can not take away. Ex. taking a farmer’s land to expand a highway and being taken to court by them so they get more money.

Question 3

Federalism

Answer 3

Provides power between a central and regional governments. Ex. post office- state has to get permission to make a mail law.

Question 4

Separation of power

Answer 4

Executive, legislative, and judicial powers are divided among 3 individual and coequal branches of government. Ex. executive order is the opposite of this.

Question 5

Popular soverignty

Answer 5

People are the source of any and all government power, and government can exist only with the consent of the governed. Ex. gay marriage.

Question 6

Judicial review

Answer 6

Right for judges to review laws to see if constitutional.

Question 7

Checks and balances between 2 branches.

Answer 7

1. Judicial➡legislative
   Courts may declare acts of Congress unconstitutional.
2. Legislative➡judicial
   Congress creates lower courts, may impeach a judge, and senate approves or rejects appointment of judges.

Question 8

Supremacy clause

Answer 8

National government is supreme.

Question 9

Delegated powers are powers of the _____ government.

Answer 9

National

Question 10

What are the delegated powers?

Answer 10

Expressed, implied, and inherent.

Question 11

What power is exclusive to the national government?

Answer 11

Executive.

Question 12

Reserved powers are powers for the ______ government.

Answer 12

State.

Question 13

Powers that both the national and state government have is _________.

Answer 13

Concurrent.

Question 14

Division of powers

Answer 14

Governmental powers are divided on geographical basis.

Question 15

Delegated powers

Answer 15

Powers (expressed, implied, inherent) granted to the national government.

Question 16

Expressed powers

Answer 16

Powers of national gov that are spelled out in the constitution.

Question 17

Implied powers

Answer 17

Powers of national gov that are not expressly stated in the constitution but are suggested by the expressed powers.

Question 18

Inherent powers

Answer 18

Powers of the national gov because it is the gov of a sovereign state.

Question 19

Reserved powers

Answer 19

Powered held by only state gov.

Question 20

Executive powers

Answer 20

Powers only exercised by the national government.

Question 21

Concurrent powers

Answer 21

Powers of both the national and state gov.

Question 22

What are the nations obligations to state?

Answer 22

1. Republican form of gov.
2. Invasion and internal disorder.
3. Respect for territorial integrity.

Question 23

Enabling act

Answer 23

Law passed by congress allowing territory to make constitution.